How writing drabbles develops mad skills #amwriting

I’m having the dreaded computer and internet problems (both at once, isn’t that insult AND injury???), so a reblog from me today – Connie introduced me to the concept of ‘drabbles’ last year, and this more in-depth post is something I’ve been waiting for, so take a look and if you, like me, haven’t come across drabbles before, prepare to be educated 😀

Some of the best work I’ve ever read was in the form of extremely short stories. Authors grow in the craft and gain different perspectives when they write short stories and essays. With each short piece that you write, you increase your ability to tell a story with minimal exposition.

This is especially true if you write the occasional drabble—a whole story in 100 words or less. These practice shorts serve several purposes:

Writing such short fiction forces the author to develop economy of words. You have a finite number of words to tell what happened, so only the most crucial of information will fit within that space.

You have a limited amount of space so your narrative will be limited to one or two characters only.

There is no room for anything that does not advance the plot or affect the outcome of the story.